John Wukovits has been researching and writing about World War II for more than twenty years, focusing mainly on the Pacific theater. His books include Hell from the Heavens (Da Capo, 2015), For Crew and Country (St. Martin’s, 2013), American Commando (NAL/Caliber, 2009), One Square Mile of Hell (NAL/Caliber, 2006), Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Island (NAL/Caliber, 2004), Eisenhower (Palgrave, 2006), part of Gen. Wesley K. Clark’s Great Generals series, Admiral “Bull Halsey” (Palgrave, 2010), Tin Can Titans (Da Capo, 2018), Dogfight Over Tokyo (Da Capo, 2019), Chesty Puller (Caliber, 2021), and Lost At Sea (Caliber, 2023). His writing has appeared in more than twenty-five magazines, including WWII History, Military Heritage, Naval History, and American History.
His next book, The Last Flight, the story of the USS Yorktown air group, which flew the final combat sorties of the Pacific War,
will be published by Da Capo Press in 2019.